Vulnerability in Smartbear Readyapi

CVE-2019-12180

An issue was discovered in SmartBear ReadyAPI through 2.8.2 and 3.0.0 and SoapUI through 5.5. When opening a project, the Groovy "Load Script" is automatically executed. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary Groovy Language code (Java scripting language) on the victim machine by inducing it to open a malicious Project. The same issue is present in the "Save Script" function, which is executed automatically when saving a project.

EPSS: 0.046 (90.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12180?
CVE-2019-12180 is a high-severity vulnerability in Smartbear Readyapi. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-02-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-12180?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-12180 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.